#0754
Nord 2.311 to 2.380
🇫🇷 France ·built by Société Franco-Belge· from 1892· class of French 4-4-0T locomotive
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Du Nord 2.311 to 2.380: Ans_05373-0153 / ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv· CC0
what is it?
Nord 2.311 to 2.380, were 4-4-0T locomotives for suburban passenger traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord. The machines were built in 1892–1893. They were nicknamed "Ravachol" because of the entry into service of the series when the latter was arrested in April 1892.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 134 years ago, in 1892.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 9.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1892–1893
- in service from
- 1892
- number built
- 70
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Société Franco-Belge, Fives Group, Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques, Schneider et Cie
- operators
- Chemins de fer du Nord, Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0T
- length
- 9.2 m
- weight
- 42.8 t
- nicknames
- Ravachol
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16024628, Wikipedia: Nord 2.311 to 2.380 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.